Guidance

Welcome to
Brittany Stevenson's School Counselors Web
Page!

"It's Your Choice...Make It a Good One!

"

Email Address: bstevenson@cwusd.com
Phone Number: 530-347-3123

Location: Room 30

GUIDANCE MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the School Counseling Program at West
Cottonwood Jr. High School is to support the school community by
developing and integrating a comprehensive guidance program that
will assist students in academic, career and personal/social
programs. This will allow children to develop a positive sense of
self and become effective students, responsible citizens and
lifelong learners.

As a School Counselor, I perform the following roles in
order to promote positive development in academic, career, and
personal/social domains:

Individual counseling

Small group counseling

Classroom guidance (i.e. Large group counseling)

Attend, participate and facilitate in academic intervention
meetings

Organize and administer building testing

Observe students in various school environments

Consult and collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators,
social workers, and students

Respond to school crises or emergency situations

Provide information and resources to parents on a variety of
issues

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

Individual counseling with students is based upon teacher,
parent, or self-referrals. Students may self- refer by signing up
for counseling in room 30.

COUNSELING GROUPS

Lunch groups are small groups of children (typically 4-5)
from the same grade level. These children are chosen to
be part of a group depending on the topic. Students may
sign up for a specific group, teachers or parents may refer,
or students could be chosen by the counselor.
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Divorce

* Changing families

* Study skills

* New students

* Bullying

* Social skills

* Friendship

* Anger management

Typically, groups meet over the lunch/recess, Study
Hall/Advisory and/or PE, once a week, for a period of 6 weeks.
Parents will be informed when their child is being asked to
participate in a group via a parent permission letter and/or a
phone call from the counselor.

***Confidentiality is stressed at our first meeting.

CLASSROOM GUIDANCE

Classroom guidance is an integral part of the
School Counseling program at West Cottonwood Jr.
High. Classroom visits focus on topics dealing with
personal/social, career, and academic matters. Lesson's encourage
positive core values and traits including, but not limited to,
fairness, responsibility, citizenship, trustworthiness, caring, and
respectfulness. During the 2018-2019 school year, Mrs. Stevenson
will visit each classroom and Classroom visits are 42 minutes long
and full of fun!! Be sure not to miss them!!